The Brooklyn Daily Eagle yesterday published Worker awarded $4.9M after Barclays Center construction accident. The case was captioned Michael Melville v. Brooklyn Arena, LLC, New York State Urban Development Corp. d/b/a Empire State Development Corp., and Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
According to the Eagle:
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Yesterday, DNAinfo reported that a worker "installing a metal roof deck... fell about 20 feet to a roof on the eight floor of 168 39th St., near Second Avenue, about 7 a.m., according to a [Brooklyn Nets] spokesman and Department of Buildings." That's the site of the under-construction Nets training facility. The worker was unconscious but expected to survive.
The Department of Buildings has issued a violation regarding the lack of proper safeguards. DNAinfo reported that the company overseeing the site, the Gilbane Building Company, did not immediately comment.
According to the Eagle:
In October 2011 the plaintiff, a 53-year-old union ironworker at the construction site for the Barclays Center, was struck in the head by a “come-along,” a type of hoist, as it fell from 12 feet above. The 40-pound device, which is used in the construction industry to pull loads up to 3 tons, broke Melville’s hard hat when it fell. He was rendered briefly unconscious and was removed from the site via ambulance to a hospital.While the defense conceded liability during the trial--the plaintiffs alleged an elevation-related hazard--the trial addressed damages. While the defense claimed that Melville's limitation on activities resulted from a 1996 accident, the plaintiff said the incident not only required further treatment but kept him from work.
I wasn't there, but surely if he was working in October 2011, that couldn't have limited him too much. The Eagle reported a jury verdict of $4.9 million "for past and future pain and suffering, medical expenses, and lost earnings." I'm not sure if the verdict will be appealed, but that's not atypical.
Yesterday, DNAinfo reported that a worker "installing a metal roof deck... fell about 20 feet to a roof on the eight floor of 168 39th St., near Second Avenue, about 7 a.m., according to a [Brooklyn Nets] spokesman and Department of Buildings." That's the site of the under-construction Nets training facility. The worker was unconscious but expected to survive.
The Department of Buildings has issued a violation regarding the lack of proper safeguards. DNAinfo reported that the company overseeing the site, the Gilbane Building Company, did not immediately comment.
Also, a worker was killed in February during the green roof construction of the Barclays Center. A violation was levied but not yet resolved. (The hearing has been postponed multiple times, and is now scheduled for October 28.) I wouldn't be surprised if a lawsuit is filed.
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